Supreme Court Affirms Julius Abure LP Chairman, Ends Lamidi Apapa’s Plot To Hijack Party

The Supreme Court in Abuja on Thursday dismissed an appeal filed by one Basil Maduka against the Labour Party (LP) over the governorship candidate ahead of the November 11 governorship election in Imo State.

VerseNews reports that the appeal was struck out by the court on the ground of locus standi.

The appellant was cautioned by the five panel of justices led by Iyang Okoro for abusing court process and wasting the time of the courts all through from the lower courts.

Two other respondents in the matter were Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Lamidi Apapa led candidate, Joseph Ukaegbu, alias Ikenga, whose request to seek for a consequential order was also rejected by the Supreme Court.

However, in a statement issued Obiora Ifoh, National Publicity Secretary, Labour Party, Thursday’s judgement by the Supreme Court, puts an end to Lamidi Apapa’s plot to hijack the affairs of the party including the powers to nominate candidates.

Meanwhile, counsel to the Labour Party, Barrister Okwudili Anozie, who addressed journalists shortly after the judgment said, “Today at the Supreme Court, the antics of Basil Maduka and his accomplice Joseph Ukaegbu, alias Ikenga, was put to an end as they met their Waterloo at the Apex Court.

“Today was a culmination of their deceit and lies to Imolites spanning from their misrepresentation of the true position of the judgments of the Federal High Court and the Court of Appeal.

“Upon the exposure and collapse of their lies before the Supreme Court today, Basil’s Counsel, with tails in between his legs, immediately withdrew his subterfuge appeal that was aimed at giving credence to Ukaegbu’s sham, non-existent primaries.

“The Supreme Court didn’t entertain Ukaegbu’s counsel’s ignorant attempt to seek for a consequential order, which even a first year student of law knows cannot be sought by a Respondent especially in this case where the appeal was dismissed.

“Indeed, today has been a day of reckoning for evil doers whose sole plan was to stop the aspiration of Imolites in their determination to Take Imo Back through Senator Athan Nneji Achonu.”